Road-gate



(N o Model.)

T. GLORE.

ROADGATB.

Patented 001;. 18,1881.

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THOMAS GLOBE, OF WAVELAND, INDIANA.

vROAD-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,405, dated October 18, 1881.

Application led July 27, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS CLORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waveland, in the county of Montgomery and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful lmprovemcntsin Road-Ga tes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of gates adapted to be operated by equestrians or persons in vehicles 5 and it consists in the combination, with a gate and its latch, of a top hinge composed of a horizontally-oscillating level` having a pivotal connection with the top of the gate-post and the top of the adjacent fencepost, the lower hinge being of ordinary construction, so that it' this hinge-lever is swung in either direction the gate is thereby brought to a diagonally-inclined position, the effect of which is to lift the latch and cause the gate to swing open automatically. The hinge-lever is operated by means of a reciprocating rod, which projects in opposite directions therefrom along the road, and to the respective ends of which is connected a handle pivoted to the top of a suitable post for giving motion to the rod.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective View, showing the gate closed. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view ot' the gateoperating mechanism, showing the position thereof` when the gate is closed. Fig. is a similar view thereof when the gate is set to open. Fig. 4 is a side view of the gate closed. Fig. 5 is a similar view thereof when it is set to open.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. The letter A designates the gate. B is the latch; C, the lever composing the top hinge;

D, the reciprocating rod, and E the handles.

The gate A is constructed with end posts, F F2, and it is arranged between fence-posts Gl G2, both the gate-post F2 and the fence-post G2 being preferably inclined inwardly. (See Fig. 4.)

The latch B is of ordinary construction, and catches in a recess, H, formed in the post G2 in a known manner.

The hin ge-lever C is used in conjunction with a lower hinge, l, of ordinary construction,and it is pivoted to the top of both the gate-post F and the fence-post G', to oscillate in a horizontal plane. Said lever C, moreover, is pivoted to the rod D at or near its mid-length, so that the rod projects in opposite directions from the lever, its direction being transversely to the gate and parallel to the road in which the gate is used, and the handles E are connected to the ends of the rod, respectively, these handles being pivoted to the top of posts J.

When the gate A is closed the hinge-lever C and handles E are substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the gate, while if one of the handles is swung in either direction the hinge-lever shares its motion through the rod D, and the leveracts on the gate to draw the top thereof both toward the top of the fence-post G and sidewise, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, so thatit assumes a diagonallyinclined position, and it will be seen that the latch B is thus lifted to free the gate, while the latter opens automatically or by its own weight in the direction of its lateral inclination. If either of the handles E is then returned to a normal position, the gate closes.

By the rod D and handles E equestrians or others are enabled to open the gate on approaching the same, and to close it after passing through the gateway, without dismounting; but a similar result can also be obtained by substituting ropes for the rod and handles.

I am aware that it is not new to constructa gate with its upper hinge composed of a lever pivoted to the gate-post, or to an inclined bar on-the gate, and operated by a series of levers and connecting-rods. lMy device is simpler in construction, having but a single connectingrod with the hinge-lever, and one handle at each end of the former.

I am also aware that a slotted plate has been employed on the hinge-lever, playing on pins in an opening in the fence-post, to allow of a tilting movement of the gate to release it from its latch. My invention is simpler in construction, in that no slotted plate is employed,and, furthermore, embraces a gate having its outer frame-post slantingand its ou ter gate-post also slantin g, so that the latch is readily released oted both to the posts J alongside of the road therefrom in the initial movement of opening and to the ends ofthe bar D, said members bethe gate. ing all constructed and organized as herein x5 What I claim as new, and desire to seenre shown and specified. 5 by Letters Patent, is- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set The combination, with the swinging gate my hand and seal in the presence of two subprovided with a latch and connected with the scrihing witnesses.

fence-post by a lower hinge, I of the lever C, y y 4 a y pivoted at one end to the gate-post, at its 0p- ,lHOMAb (JLORE' S'] ro posite end pivoted to the long straight har D, Witnesses:

and at a point between its ends pivoted t0 the NEWTON J. GLOVER,

top of the fencepost, and the handles E, piv- HENRY E. RHoADs. 

